Helen of Troy
Bettany Hughes travels across the eastern Mediterranean to find the truth about Helen of Troy. Hughes sorts reality from myth as she traces the historical remnants of the woman blamed for causing the Trojan War.G

3:00 am

Original Minds
Five teenagers stigmatized by being in Special Ed. struggle to articulate how their brains work, and discover that they are smarter than they thought. In a one-size-fits-all educational system, kids with learning disabilities suffer from lack of self-esteem. D

Democracy In America"Legislatures: Laying Down The Law"
This program explores the idea that legislatures, although contentious bodies, are institutions composed of men and women who make representative democracy work by reflecting and reconciling the wide diversity of views held by Americans. D

Clifford The Big Red Dog"Leaf of Absence/Nobody's Perfect"
Leaf of Absence - T-Bone asks Clifford to keep an eye on a pile of leaves he has collected, but Clifford simply can't resist jumping into them. When the wind picks up, Clifford realizes he hasn't taken his responsibility seriously enough. Clifford spends the afternoon re-collecting the pile, and T-Bone is truly grateful when he returns to see his leaves are okay. D

7:00 am

Arthur"Vomitrocious!/Sue Ellen Chickens Out"
Vomitrocious! - It's just a regular day until Francine starts to feel queasy . and then throws up in the cafeteria!! Now Francine is afraid to go back to school. Won't the kids all laugh and call her - ugh! - "Barfine"? Sue Ellen Chickens Out - Sue Ellen learns that a fast-food chain is taking over the beloved Sugarbowl, so she rallies the gang to stage a protest. D

7:30 am

Martha Speaks"Martha Speaks Martha Treads The Boards/Martha's Pack"
Martha Treads the Boards - Helen's mom and dad are starring in the community theater production, and Helen's the stage manager. Martha's Pack - When Helen leaves Martha off her family tree, Martha decides to make her own pack.G

8:00 am

Curious George"George Fixes Betsy's Wagon/Curious George Takes A Drive"
George must replace the wheel on a wagon and brings a turtle home and keeps it in the bathtub.G

8:30 am

Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!"The Surprising Bean/Hear Here"
The Surprising Bean - Nick keeps trying to surprise Sally, but he just can't do it! The Cat takes them to find a real surprise in the Skippylarito Fields! Once there, Cat shows them a special bean - that suddenly moves! With a shrunken Thingamajigger, they go inside the bean and meet the moth larvae that lives there. They learn that it's really the moth that causes the bean to move. What a neat surprise indeed! Hear Here - The kids hear chirping but can't find where it's coming from. D

9:00 am

Super Why!"The Swiss Family Robinson"
Little Boy Blue is stuck on a little island in Storybrook Pond and can't get back to shore. Super Why and his friends head into the story of The Swiss Family Robinson to meet a family who is just as stranded as Little Boy Blue. They'll need to use what's around them to survive in this do-it-yourself island adventure! Educational Objectives: To learn to think creatively in tricky situations. D

9:30 am

Dinosaur Train"Pteranodon Family World Tour/Gilbert The Junior Conductor"
Pteranodon Family World Tour - The entire Pteranodon family embarks on a roaring, exploring, World Tour adventure! They meet the Conductor's nephew, Gilbert, who takes them on a tour to meet Martin Amargasaurus, a spine spangled quadruped with an intimidating sail. Gilbert the Junior Conductor - The Pteranodon family is on a World Tour and get to sleep in a special Sleeping Car on the Dinosaur Train. During their first full day on the Train, the kids are super excited to play with Gilbert, the Conductor's nephew. D

10:00 am

Sesame Street"Hansel & Gretel's Playdate with Big Bird"
Hansel and Gretel come to Sesame Street for a play date with Big Bird. As they walk to Big Bird's nest, Hansel realizes that he's not sure how to get back to the subway station afterwards. Gretel agrees and thinks they should leave a trail, so they leave a trail of cookie crumbs. D

11:00 am

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood"Friends Help Each Other/Daniel Helps O Tell A Story"
Friends Help Each Other - Daniel spends the day at Katerina Kittycat's house. Katerina is excited to show Daniel a birthday tea-party she set up all by herself for her stuffed animals! Katerina accidentally knocks the tea set on the floor, and is very upset that she ruined the party. Luckily, Daniel is a helpful friend and they reassemble the party together. D

11:30 am

Sid The Science Kid"No More Changes"
Sid isn't too thrilled that his favorite shirt shrunk, his shoes don't fit anymore and his Mom changed his favorite toothpaste. He really wants to ask, "Why do things have to change?" Sid discovers that change is a natural part of the world as he and his friends review lessons learned from change and transformation such as decay, growth, and change caused by heat. D

12:00 pm

WordWorld"Pies, Pies, Pies!/Waterlogged"
Pies, Pies, Pies!: When Pig promises to make a pie for everyone in Word World, he learns a hard lesson about keeping promises. Fortunately, he also learns about the letter S and how it can make words plural. Waterlogged: Frog must stay with Pig when his Log sinks, but Frog soon wears out his welcome by being a bad houseguest. D

12:30 pm

Caillou"My Family"
Today Caillou learns that being a part of a family is something very special. Dad lends Caillou his old camera and helps him take pictures of every member of their family - including Gilbert. Looking at the photo album, the family remembers when Gilbert was a kitten and first came to live with them. D

1:00 pm

Barney & Friends"For The Fun of It and Starlight, Star Bright"
For the Fun of It: After BJ sees Terry play basketball, he wants to learn the teenager's fancy moves. He's trying so hard, but just can't seem to do it! More importantly, he's not even having fun anymore. After some advice from Barney and Terry, BJ decides to do his best and have fun! Educational theme: Practice, perseverance. D

1:30 pm

Thomas & Friends"Working Well"
Alicia Botti, the famous opera singer, is coming to Sodor. Thomas is bubbling with pride that he is to collect her and take her to the Town Hall for the grand concert. Also arriving that day is a new engine named Charlie. D

2:00 pm

Curious George"George Fixes Betsy's Wagon/Curious George Takes A Drive"
George must replace the wheel on a wagon and brings a turtle home and keeps it in the bathtub.G

2:30 pm

Martha Speaks"Martha Speaks Martha Treads The Boards/Martha's Pack"
Martha Treads the Boards - Helen's mom and dad are starring in the community theater production, and Helen's the stage manager. Martha's Pack - When Helen leaves Martha off her family tree, Martha decides to make her own pack.G

3:00 pm

The Electric Company"The Unmuffins"
Something funny is going on. The Pranksters are being very helpful and The Electric Company is being awfully unfriendly. Will Jessica be able to fix things so everyone is back to normal?. D

3:30 pm

WordGirl"Oh What A Tangled Knot You Tie, Amazing Rope Guy/Kid Action News"
Oh What A Tangled Knot You Tie, Amazing Rope Guy - As a villain, the Amazing Rope Guy is not so amazing. He discovers that his true talent is mimicking others. When he goes on a crime spree impersonating all of the villains of the city WordGirl must find a way to end his career as an imposter. D

4:00 pm

Wild Kratts"Elephant in the Room"
The brothers come across a lone baby elephant and bring him back to the Tortuga HQ for safety until they can find his mom. But they learn how mischievous baby elephants can be and get more than they bargained for when it almost destroys the Tortuga! As they rush to get the baby elephant home, the WildKratts team realizes that animals have different structures that serve various functions in growth and survival. And an elephant's trunk is like the multipurpose tool of "creature features" with hundreds of uses, including: showering, blasting water, grabbing, lifting, communicating, "hearing", pushing and pulling. D

4:30 pm

Cyberchase"Model Behavior"
To protect themselves from Hacker's constant attempts to capture cybersite Happily-Ever-After, the King and his fairy-tale subjects construct a glass Skywall to keep Hacker out of the kingdom. But Hacker unfolds a brilliant scheme to crack open the Skywall - using the Wicked Witch's Voice! Can the kids use models to outwit Hacker before Wicked sings?!! The Big Idea: Make a model - a simplified version of something complicated - and you can easily and safely understand how it works. Math Topic: Using Models NCTM Links: Geometry. D

5:00 pm

Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman"Mission Improbable"
Ruff sends the FETCHers to Washington D.C. for training to become secret agents. D

5:30 pm

Nightly Business Report
New home sales cooled a little this summer but prices jumped to their highest level since the recession. NBR's Diane Eastabrook takes a look a new home construction in the Midwest. Radio Shack sacks its CEO promising to move in a new direction. D

Nature"The Animal House"
From termites' towering metropolises to prairie dogs' underground cities complete with heating, cooling and intersecting highways, NATURE goes above ground and underground on this tour of the homelife of wildlife. Guided by instinct, animal architects have developed some of the most innovative and practical dwellings in the world.G

8:00 pm

NOVA"Making Stuff Cleaner"
David Pogue explores the science and business of clean energy, examining alternative ways to generate it, store it and distribute it. One scientist uses chicken feathers to create a cheap way to make hydrogen cars safer. Pogue looks at the dependency on a rare resource in South America to make lithium batteries and how scientists might devise a way for batteries to run on molten salts, abundant in the U.S. Part 3 of 4G

9:00 pm

NOVA"Making Stuff Smarter"
Host David Pogue meets scientists who are working with materials that respond to their environments, such as an airplane wing that changes shape as it flies. Sharkskin is the inspiration for a substance that could be a match for antibiotic-resistant bacteria. One scientist has created a material that can render objects invisible. Part 4 of 4G

10:00 pm

Hustle
The team sets out to con upper-class twit Alfie Baron for millions. But all is not as it seems - Alfie is a plant by a group of aggrieved former marks who want their own back.G